Messy Girls!

This morning, Brenda was working on sending a package to a friend when the she noticed that the girls were a giggling and a little too quiet. She found them in the main Bathroom playing with an entire container of Diaperrash cream. This container in a pound (16oz.) and they have almost half of it on themselves. Brenda was...not amused. It is funny, but messy!

Halloween Pumkins

The day before Halloween, Brenda's brother, Brian, came down for a visit. He brought a drop-clothe with him, and he helped the kids carve their first pumpkin. It was cleaner than you would have though with three small kids. The kids seemed to like stirring the 'guts' with spoons, but didn't enjoy handling it with their hands. Heidi was the exception and ate the 'guts' seeds and all. It made for some interesting diapers. We were glad that Brian could join us. It's so great to live near him, and to be able to do things with him.

Pulling his weight

Hyrum decided to pull his weight around the house by helping Mom clean up after breakfast. That is why he is still in his P.J.'s. He is scrubbing yogurt of the table after he and his sister ate it fro breakfast with Cheerios. They like yogurt instead of milk on their cereal. He really loves to help any way he can. He is so cute!

Newport

Today we went to Newport, OR with Uncle Brian and Aunt Brittney (Brenda's Brother and sister). We had a lot of fun. Here are some pictures of us at the beach. It was good weather, and it was not too cold. Newport is a fun place to visit. We ate a t a great Chowder place called Mo's before we came home.

Ard's visit Ard's

A few weeks ago, David's parents and little sister came down for a visit. It was great to have them here. Caroline, Heidi, and Hyrum loved to see them as well. It is so much more fun now that our families live closer, the can actually visit and not take days to do it.
As you can tell from the pictures, the kids had a blast with David's family. We love them very much and hope for many more visits. We got some funny shots of Hyrum and his opinion of his Dad's photography.

Silver Falls-Labor Day!

Silver Falls is a State Park that has a series of waterfalls in it. There was also a lot of hiking, camping, and picnic areas. We only went to one of the many waterfalls because of time/children. It was great, and we all had lots of fun. It was great to spend Labor Day with our family and Uncle Brian (Brenda's older brother). Here is Brenda and Caroline on the trail. It sure was beautiful

This is a picture of the falls from the bottom. The trail actually goes behind the falls, and it is a magnificent site.

This is the same waterfall only from higher on the hill. It is hard to really appreciate the size of the thing without being right up next to it.

This is Uncle Brian. He came down from Portland to visit and to spend Labor with us at the park. It was lots of fun having him around. He was a big help.

This is the Ard's eating at our picnic area. It was great. We had salads, sandwiches, chips, juice, and deviled eggs. It was a lot of fun, and the kids loved it!

Hyrum's First Haircut!

David cut Hyrum's hair this week. It was hard, since he kept trying to see what we were doing. In the end, it turned out well. He matches David very well.